SQL Injection in Pnfpb Push Notification For Post And Buddypress
CVE-2024-6159
The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pnfpb Push Notification For Post And Buddypress
- Push Notification For Post And Buddypress — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/de20ebda-b0bc-489e-a8d3-e9487a2b48e8/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6159?
- CVE-2024-6159 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pnfpb Push Notification For Post And Buddypress, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6159?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6159 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.